Serving-machine



' V. PL ADAMS.

SERVING MACHINE. APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 9. 1920.

1,392,611, Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 3.

V. P. ADAMS.

SERVING MACHINE.

APPLICATION man SEPT- 9, 1920.

1,392,611. Patented 00th 4,1921.

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V.' P. ADAMS.

SERVING MACHINE.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT- 9, 1920.

1,392,611, Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

3 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

VIRGIL P. ADAMS, OF BREMERTON, WASHINGTON.

SERVING-MACHINE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 4, 1921.

Application filed September 9, 1920. Serial No. 409,185.

To all io/mm itmcag/ concern:

Be it known that I, Vrnon. P. Annals, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bremerton. in the county of Kitsap and State of lVashington, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Serviug-hlachines, of which the following is a specification, reference being had'to the ac companying drawings.

This invention relates to an improved serving machine, and an object is to provide rope, hose or other cylii'i'drical strands, in-

cluding means for tensioning the material to be served, so that it. can be tightly and closely wound with the serving material.

A further object affords means whereby the serving material may be considerably tensioned as it is being unreeled and served on the material to be wound or wrapped, so that the convolutions may be engaged tight and close so as to thoroughly bind the material being served. i V

A stillfurther object consists in the provision of means so arranged relative to the serving material so, as not only tohug close to the material being wound and close to the serving material, also advancing n front of the serving material to keep it closely bound and providing means forv advancing the entire machine along the material being served.

Additionally, the invention aims tojprovide means for making quick adjustments for different sizes of rope or other material to be served.

lVhile the design and construction at.

present illustrated and set forth is deemed preferable, it is obvious thatas a result of.

a reduction of the invention to a more practical form for commercial purposes, the, invention may be suscept ble of changes, and

theright to these changes is claimed, provided they are comprehended within the scope of what is claimed.

The invention comprises further features and combination of parts, as will be hereinafter set forth,shown in the drawings and claimed.

In the drawings Figure l is a view of the serving machine showing partsin elevation and showing cer tain other parts in section and illustrating the machine as suspended upon a cable, rope or other material being served.

. Fig. 2 is a view of one end of the. machine showing certain of the bearings for the sleeves and the sleeves in section and also illustrating the machine as suspended on the cable or rope being served, Y v

Fig. 3 is a view in elevation of the opposite end of the se "ving machine more clearly showing other features of theinvent-ion.

Referring more especially to the draivings, 1 designates a frame which maybe of any suitable shape or configuration,'pref-.

erably of the construction shown, and arranged vertically and adapted to suspend from the rope or other materal bein served.

Fastened by suitable bolts 2' to the lower part-of the frame is the frame 3 of a'conventional form of electric motor 4. The

shaft 5 of the motor carries a sprocket 6 around which a sprocket chain 7 operatively engages. the central portion of the frame 1 are suitable bearings 8 in which a shaft 9 is mount ed. Feathered or keyed to one'end of the shaft, as at 1 0, is a sprocket 11' upon'which the chain 7 travels. Fixed to-tl're other end of thejshaft 9 is a pinion 12, V l The frame ladjacent the bearings S is irovided with a projecting arm 13 and bolted thereto, as at 14C, isa clamp 15. This clamp comprises the base section 16 and the movableclamping section 17. The two sec tions are hingedly united, as at18. These sections are semi-cylindrical in cross sect-ion section is a projection 19. Projecting from the corresponding end of the clamping section is a bifurcated projection 20. Pivoted to the projection 19,.as at 2 1, is a screw 22 designed" to swing into engagement with the bifurcation 23 of the projection 20, there being a wing nut Qato be screwed home in Projecting from approximately '100 and projecting from one end of the base bolts 30; This spur gear ring meshes with mitted from the electric motor to the shaft.

' 9 throu'eh the medium of the sprocket gears the pinion 12 so that when power is trans- 6 and 11 and the chain 7, motion will be imparted to the cylinder 26. The. spur gear comprises two sections corresponding to and are carried by the respective sections of the cylinder 26.

The upper part of the frame 1 beyond the bearingsS is provided with an overhanging arm 31 in which a screw 32 is swivelly mounted This screw on its, upper [end is provided with a crank handle j The lower end of the screw threads through a U-shaped bracket 34 which is guided vertically relatively'to the upper part of the frame, 1. In order thatrthe bracket 34 may be guided, a boss 35 projects from one arm of the bracket 34 and into a slot 36 of the frame, The boss 35 has a, projecting screw lug 37 to which a nut 38 and was ier 39 are applied. The boss 85 projects slightly less than the thickness of the frame31, so that when tightening the nut 38, the frame 34 will be, locked, and when loosened, the frame 34 is free for adjustment. Projecting transversely of the arms of the bracket 34 is a headed pin 40, the

head of which is countersunk in one of the arms of the bracket while the other end of the pin receives a cotter key 41, thereby holding the pin 40 in position. This pin 40 con stit'utes a journal 'for the trolley wheel 42 which operates upon the rope, cable or other material being served, thereby acting tosuspend the serving machine, It will be noted that by operating the crank handle 33, the; U-shaped bracket'34 may be moved vertifcally forthe purpose of adjusting the trol ley wheel relatively to the orerhanging arm 31 of the frame 1 in order to tension the rope, cable or other material belng served,

and insure centering the cable or other material with respect to the cylinder 26, as the servingmaterial 1s wound or wrapped on The frame 1 has boltedthereto, as at 43 and 44, a suitable handle 45 by which the machine may bc'moved along the material being served and transporting the machine from place to place when such operation is necessary. However, the machine, as it is serving the rope or cable, is automatically advanced along the ropeor cable as the same is being served. V V

The cylinder, like the clamp, a'so consists of two sections 46 and 47 which are hingedly united, as at 48, and diametrically opposite the hingeconnections 48 are the projecting arms 49 and 50. A screw 51 ispivoted to the arm 49 and adapted to move into engages ment with a bifurcation 52 of the arm 50, there being a wingnut on the screw and adapted to clamp against the arm 50 to hold the two sections of the cylinder together. \Vhere the two sections of the cylinder engage, at diametricallyopposite points very close to the inner cylindrical surface of the cylinder, interengaging shoulders '54 are provided to hold the two sections oi": the cylinder in registration. Also the cylinder is provided on'its exterior with an annular enlargement 55 to operate in the bearing 25 of the cl amp, thereby preventing axiai'move- 'ment of the cylinder, especially owing to the annular flanges 56 of the two sectionsof the clamp.

The end of the cylinder opposite the spur gearring is provided with'segmental pro-- jectinp; flanges 57 to which the clamping plates58 are bolted, as at 59. These clamping plates have bearlngs 111 which the sleeves 60 are guided. The sleeves 60 have forks 61 and between the forks of three" of the sleeves tightening or-binding rollers 62' are journa -ed while between the forks of the other sleeve a combined binding'and feeding; roller 63 is journaled. This roller 63 is distinguished trom'the other rollers owing to the same having an annular flange 64 which cooperates with the strands of the I serving material so as to not only force or tighten the convolutions of the serving material together as it is being fed or let out on the material being served but also acts to advance the machine along the cable or rope being served. In projecting bearings 65 carried by the segmental flanges 57 screws 66are swivelly mounted, as at 67. These screws are threaded into the sleeves 60 so that by moving the screws in one direction orthe other,the rollers carried by th sle may be moved radially toward and troni the rope, cable or other material being served in order to increase or decrease the tension ing of the serving material as it is'wound or wrapped upon the cab e or rope being. served and locating the cylinder 26 centrally on various sizes of material to be served.

The lower section of the cylinder 26 is provided with guide sheaves 68 and 69 over 'which the serving material passes and is tensioned as it leaves its reel'in order to guide the serving material over the advancing roller 63.

Projecting outwardly in opposite directions and downwardly from the lower section of the cylinder 26 are bearing arms 70 and 71 affording means for the support'ot a reel 72 which is designed to carry the servng material. A friction washer 73 is arranged adjacent the'bearing of the arm 70 and is partially countersunk in one of the heads of the reel, axially concentric with the hub 7a of'the reel. The friction washer also has an annular flange 75 which extends into one of the heads of the reel. A. suitable screw stud 76 is threaded throughthe bear- 7 ing of the arm 70 and into the flanged portion of the friction washer 7 3, thereby rota- 'tably supporting one end of the reel. A look 8 'by'the screw at-a point between the friction washer and the depending portion 79 of the arm 71. This nut is adjustable along the screw and interposed between the nut" and the washer 85 is a coil spring 86. The

washer 85 is disposed adjacent the depending part 79 of the arm 71. .85 is provided with notches for the reception of one endof said coil spring, so that the washer will remain substantially fixed relatively to the spring;- A wing nut 87 is threaded upon the screw 80 and cooperates with the end of the bearing of the arm 71 so as to move the screw axially relatively to the reel for the purpose of increasing or decreasing the friction of the washer 83 in its bearing of the reel head in order to increase or decrease the tension of the serving material relatively to the reel.

In operation, the cable or rope being served is strung taut, after which the machine is suspended upon the cable with the cable or rope engaging the trolley wheel 42, after which the tension rollers 62 are adjusted "relatively to the serving material wound upon the rope or cable being served. The machine-advancing roller 63 isthen adjusted so that its'flange will ride against the serv' ing material then the motor is. started. Power'is then transmitted from the motor to the shaft 9 and thence to the cylinder. The serving material passes from the reel, first over the roller 68 and then over the roller 69 so that the serving material will pass about the material to be served in a position to be engaged by the machine-advancing roller. 7

WV-hen power is transmitted to the shaft 9, power is in turn transmitted to the cylinder through the gear ring 29. As the cylinder 26 revolves and since the serving material is let out or guided upon the material being served by the rollers 68 and 69 carried by the cylinder, convolutions of the serving material are passed about the rope or cable.

being served. WVhen the cylinder 26 receives revoluble movement, the reel 72 re- The washer volves therewith as also does the handle 88 which is mounted between the arms 89 of the upper section of the cylinder and secured in position by'the nuts 90.:

By turning the crank handle 33 in a direction to move the trolley wheel 42 toward the cable or rope being served, it is possible to adjust the machine relatively to the cable or rope. being served in order to tension the serving materialand to more readily guide the serving'material upon the cable or rope being served.

As previously stated, the flanged'roller 63 is located in a position advancing in front of the serving material, thus not only keeping the material tightly and closely bound but also affording means for moving the entire machine along the cable or rope as it is served.

The invention having been set forth, what is claimed as new and'useful is:

V 1. In a serving machine, a frame movable longitudinally along the material being served, a mechanism bodily revoluble concentrically about andion a radius from the material being served and carried by the frame and letting out the serving material,

said mechanism including means extending radially of the mechanism for closely enga'ging the convolutions of the serving material and at the sametime advancing the machine along the material being served, and a trolley mechanism for suspending theframe on the material being served.

2. In a serving machine, a frame movable longitudinally along the material being served, amechanism bodily revoluble concentrically about and on a radius from the material being served and carried by the frame and letting out theserving material, said mechanism including means extending radially of the material being served for closely engaging the convolutions of the serving material and at the same time advancing the machine along the material being served, a trolley mechanism for suspending the frame on the material being served, and means for adjusting the trolley mechanism for adjusting the frame relatively to the material being served.

forcing the convolutions of the serving ma-. terial close together on the strand being served and acting to advance the mechanism along the material being served, said (lGVlCGS acting to support one'end of the mechanism and the frame, and a trolley wheel carried,

by the frame and engaging the served p'or tion of the strand tosupport the frame and the other end of the mechanism.

5.1 In. a serving niachine,-a frame adapted for suspension from a strandto be served and carrying driving means, a serving mechanism revoluble concentrlcally about andlon a radius from the strand, said mech anism including a revoluble cylinder 0on centric with the strand, means operatively connect ng the cylinder and the driving means, devices. disposed radially of and carriedby the cylinder and having means for forcing the .convolu'tions of the serving ma-.

terial close together on the strand being served and acting to advance the mechanism along the'material being served, said devices acting to support one end of the mechanism and the frame, and a trolley wheel carried by the frame and engaging the served portion of the strand to support the frame andthe other end of the mechanism, and means manually actuated for adjusting the trolley wheel to govern the equilibrium of. the frame and the mechanism relatively to the strand.

7 6. In aserving machine, a frame adapted for suspension from a strand. tobeserved,

a. serving mechanism carried by one end of the frame and provided with radially disposed devices being adjustable for increas-v ing and decreasing the tension of the serving means and to maintain the mechanism concentrically with the strand, a trolley Wheel carried by the other end of the frame and being adjustable toward the strand for holding the other end of the mechanism con-1'- centric with the strand, and driving means on the frame suspended from the strand and ope 'atively connected to the mechanism and pe orining the double functionof impart} ing gmovement to the mechanism and mpg crating with said devices and the trolley wheel for balancing the frame and the mech anism on the strand. V

7. In a servingmachine,- a serving mecli anism including a revoluble cylinder through which the strand to be serv dpasses, de-' vices at one end of the cylinder adjustable toward the strand forfincreasing and decreasing the tensionof the servinginaterial as it is served and to support one end of the cylinder concentric with the strand, a frame including a clamp bearing in which the other end-of the cylinder is rotatably mounted, rotating means on the frame being. engaged with the served strand to cooperate with said devices tomaintain the cylinder and Y its bearing concentric withthe strand, and

driving meanscarried by thefframe' and suspended from the strand and operatively connectedto one end of the cylinder and performing the double function of imparting with the rotatable means for balancing the frame relatively to the cylinder.

ingmovement to the cylinder and coeperat- 8. In a serving machine, a serving mechanism including a cylinder having means at one end for engaging a strand being served, hangers depending from the cylinder, a reel interposed between the hangerstand carrying the serving material, means-cooperating and disposed axially with the reel for .retarding the reel in its unreeling movement, and being adjustable to increase or decrease the retarding action, a rotating device engageable with the upper part of the served strand and cooperating with the first means for maintaining the cylinder concentric with."

the strand, a frame suspended from the cylinder and the rotating meansyand driving means on the frame and suspended from the strand being operatively connected to the cylinder, for performing the double purpose of imparting movement to the cylinder and counterbalaneing the frame and the serving mechanism on the strand, during'the revoluble movement of the cylinderwith the reel suspended therefrom. V V

In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature. 7 a

VIRGIL P. ADAMS. V 

